Specht: We should be promoting our education system

It is accepted fact that the quality of education in a community goes hand-in-hand with economic development. The better the schools are, the easier the path to land business and industry. However, how that fact is achieved is up for debate.

Rankings and figures are one thing, but do they tell the real story? What if the narrative can be changed with a little effort?

Coming off last week’s in-service for educators at Minden High School, there was a groundswell of hope and positivity. Former Minden Press-Herald Publisher and current Lakeside English teacher Josh Beavers took to Facebook